A visit to the Willis Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Willis Cemetery ...
The Willis Cemetery is located in Poinsett County<1>.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
We've listed the following cemeteries alphabetically:
- Bethel Cemetery
- The Bethel Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethel Cemetery
- Bolivar Cemetery
- The Bolivar Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolivar Cemetery
- Farm Hill Cemetery
- The Farm Hill Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farm Hill Cemetery
- Harris Cemetery
- The Harris Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Cemetery
- Harrisburg Memorial Park
- Hays Cemetery
- Holly Springs Cemetery
- The Holly Springs Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs Cemetery
- Jonesboro Memorial Park
- Kelly Cemetery
- The Kelly Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Cemetery
- McDaniel Cemetery
- The McDaniel Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDaniel Cemetery
- Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- The Mt. Pisgah Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Pisgah Cemetery
- Newsom Cemetery
- The Newsom Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
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- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Otwell Cemetery
- The Otwell Cemetery is located in Craighead County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otwell Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Otwell Cemetery is located 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Jonesboro.
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #55553 <2>
- Pine Hill Cemetery
- The Pine Hill Cemetery is located in Craighead County
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- St. Pauls Cemetery
- The St. Pauls Cemetery is located in Craighead County
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- Spencer Cemetery
- The Spencer Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
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- Stancell Cemetery
- Tulot Cemetery
- The Tulot Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
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- White Cemetery
- The White Cemetery is located in Craighead County
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- Wilson Cemetery
- The Wilson Cemetery is located in Poinsett County
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For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 26 communities are within 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> of the Willis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically:
- Alto
- Alto is located in Poinsett County
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- Bay Village
- Bay Village is located in Cross County
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- Bay
- Bay is located in Craighead County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,816 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay <4>
- Black Oak
- Black Oak is located in Craighead County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Black Oak
- Black Oak is located in Poinsett County
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- Bono
- Brookland
- Caraway
- Cash
- Cash is located in Craighead County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 359 people
- Cherry Valley
- Egypt
- Fisher
- Fisher is located in Poinsett County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Poinsett County
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- Harrisburg
- Hatchie Coon
- Hatchie Coon is located in Poinsett County
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- Jonesboro
- Lake City
- Lake View
- Lake View is located in Craighead County
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- Lepanto
- Marked Tree
- Obear ‑ Historic
- Obear is located in Craighead County
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- Philadelphia
- Philadelphia is located in Craighead County
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- Rivervale
- Rivervale is located in Poinsett County
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- Trumann
- Waldenburg
- Weiner
- Weiner is located in Poinsett County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Willis Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Poinsett County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Willis Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Caraway
- Harrisburg
- Jonesboro
- Lepanto
- Marked Tree
- Trumann
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Willis Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Arkansas:
- Pages specific to Poinsett County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Willis Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #56410 (Willis Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #56410 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Poinsett
- Est. Elev: 88 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Greenfield
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Arkansas' counties, including Poinsett, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Willis Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |